Alan Hart (17 April 1935 – 15 January 2021) was a British television executive, who from 1981 to 1984 was the controller of BBC One.
In 1981, BBC One controller Bill Cotton was promoted, and Hart was chosen to succeed him.
As channel controller, Hart was responsible for managing the direction, content and commissioning of programmes on the BBC's premier television station.
Hart greenlit the BBC's first all-year round twice-weekly drama in modern times, EastEnders, which became a runaway success even though Hart had moved on by the time it began broadcasting in February 1985.
Hart also green-lit a 90-minute special to celebrate the show's 20th anniversary, which became "The Five Doctors" and was broadcast as part of Children in Need.